Mingzhu cried for a while, looked at me in a daze, I saw the bodyguard and the driver behind me looking at us, I pulled her towards the corner of the pavilion, pressed her on the stone chair and sat down, and then said to her: "They are looking for you now, you are running around like this, they will definitely find you in three days, won't it be in vain for you to go on like this?" ”

Mingzhu looked at me with tears in her eyes, and she said, "Then what should I do." ”

I looked around, and then I bent down and whispered in her ear: "You keep going south, where the guards are relatively lax, as long as you leave Jinling City, pass through Wangcheng, and pass through Zhujia Town, it will be considered completely safe." ”

Mingzhu touched her tears and whispered, "Okay, I'll go now." ”

I said, "Do you have enough money on you?" ”

Mingzhu nodded and said, "Enough, I brought a lot." ”

I said, "Then you can go quickly." ”

She stood up, touched her tears, turned and walked out of the pavilion, and I didn't stop me any more, but just stood there watching from a distance.

Mingzhu's figure walked farther and farther, and after disappearing, I turned around and walked towards the car, the driver pulled the door shut, I bent over and sat down, and the two bodyguards got into the car with it, and the car drove away from Juxian Pavilion.

After the car was driving at Mu's house, I used the phone in the living room to make a phone call, and as soon as the call was over, Mu Jingchi's car drove in from outside, and the maid immediately surrounded the car when she heard the sound of the car, and I put down the phone and got up immediately.

Mu Jingchi's car stopped at the door, and after he got out of the car, I sat back on the sofa and flipped through the newspaper on the sofa as if I didn't see him.

It was raining heavily outside, and Mu Jingchi walked in from outside wearing a coat, looking clear and tall, with a long body, and tiny raindrops mixed between his black hair.

After the maid found out, she immediately handed over the clean towel, and after Mu Jingchi took it, before he could wipe it, he wanted to go upstairs when he saw me sitting on the sofa and got up, he stood there and said in a deep voice: "Stop." ”

I was stunned.

The maids all looked nervously at Mu Jingchi, he wiped the drops from his hair, and then handed the coat to the maid, and then walked towards me.

The maid wanted to pick up Mu Jingchi, but who knew that Mu Jingchi threw the towel in his hand directly on the sofa, and the maids saw his action, and their expressions were stiff.

Then Mu Jingchi sat on the sofa and said to me, "Come here." ”

The maid seemed to see that he was in a bad mood, so she quickly went into the kitchen and poured a cup of tea, Mu Jingchi took it and didn't drink it, but put the quilt on the table again, and said to me in a deep voice: "Where did you go in the afternoon?" ”

I knew that was the question he was going to ask, so I turned to him and said, "Get out." ”

I stood there with a blank face.

Mu Jingchi repeated the question again: "I asked where you went." ”

Thinking that he must have gotten the news from the maid and the bodyguard, I turned to look at him and said, "You know, those people must have told you." ”

He continued to ask expressionlessly, "Her current address." ”

I said, "I don't know. ”

Mu Jingchi raised his eyebrows, and his face changed significantly.

He said, "I'll give you another chance." ”

I said, "I don't know. ”

I was there now, Mu Jingchi stood up directly from the chair, the maids in the room thought that he was going to beat me, and they all looked around nervously, even I thought that his posture was going to do something to me, and subconsciously took two steps back.

But who knew that Mu Jingchi was just standing in front of me, looking at me a few times with his hands around me and saying, "Kneel." ”

I didn't expect him to do such a trick again, after a year, I am no longer the little girl I used to be, I looked at him coldly.

Mu Jingchi didn't say anything more to me, he turned to Steward Zhou and said, "Take out the rattan." ”

After hearing Mu Jingchi's words, Steward Zhou immediately replied yes and retreated. As soon as Sister-in-law Gui came out of the kitchen, she heard Mu Jingchi's words, her face changed in fright, she quickly walked out, walked in front of Mu Jingchi, and just wanted to say something, Steward Zhou took out the rattan and sent it to Mu Jingchi.

When Sister-in-law Gui saw that this was the case, she immediately knelt on the ground and called in a trembling voice: "Sir! Think again! ”

Then the maids quickly fell to their knees, all begging for mercy.

Mu Jingchi went to pick up the rattan, but stood there expressionless and said, "I'll give you another chance, if you don't say it, then don't blame you for being unkind." ”

Sister-in-law Gui saw that I was standing there and didn't move, so she hurriedly took my hand and said, "Miss, what are you hiding from Mr., let's just say it, even if you are not afraid of pain, you have to think about Mother Zhou who is still lying on the hospital bed, she is heartbroken day and night for you!" ”

After the words were closed, Zhou's mother dragged me to my knees, shook me and said, "What do you have to say to Mr., hurry up, why do you have to embarrass yourself here." ”

The maids also knelt there and looked at me.

I straightened my back and knelt there in silence for a few seconds before I said: "We did meet, I think those bodyguards told you all, but I really don't know where she is, I just heard her say that she is going south, to join one of my relatives, I also persuaded her to let her come back with me, but at that time she refused, and cried and knelt in front of me and begged me to let her go, if you don't believe it, you can ask those bodyguards, they were all there at the time." ”

Of course Mu Jingchi didn't believe it, he looked at me coldly and said: "Since you said that this matter has nothing to do with you, why didn't she look for others but look for you, I remember you said that you are not familiar with her." ”

I also looked up at her coldly and said, "Why is she looking for me alone, don't you know in your heart?" ”

When asked about this, Mu Jingchi's eyebrows moved for three points, and he was silent for a long time, when the sound of a car came, and the maid ran in from outside again, and said to Mu Jingchi: "Sir, Manager Tan is here!" ”

As soon as the maid's words fell, a person got out of the car parked outside, it was Tan Jun in a hurry, he didn't even care about etiquette, so he rushed inside.

As soon as Mu Jingchi saw Tan Jun coming, his brows furrowed, but the next second he stood up from the chair, greeted Tan Jun's arrival with a three-point smile on his face, and said with a smile: "I was about to call you, but I didn't expect that you had already rushed over." ”

Tan Jun was very anxious, and he couldn't even care about the relationship between his superiors and subordinates, so he said to Mu Jingchi: "Mr. Mu, I have to ask Miss Lu about the situation now, Mingzhu is my wife, I know very well what kind of person she is, she is simple by nature, she has never been far away, and now she has been missing for a few days and nights, I don't want to wait a little longer, if you are offended, please don't mind." ”

After Tan Jun said this, he looked at me underground, his face changed, and he wanted to rush towards me with a cold face, Mu Jingchi grabbed Tan Jun from behind and said, "If you have anything to say, sit down first and then ask." ”

Tan Jun couldn't bear it a little, and wanted to say something, Mu Jingchi glanced at Tan Jun with a calm face, Tan Jun's lips moved twice, and finally suppressed the anxiety on his face.

Mu Jingchi saw that Tan Jun had calmed down a lot, so he said to the maid on the side, "Serve tea." ”

The maid immediately said yes, and quickly went to the kitchen, and Mu Jingchi led Tan Jun to sit down and said, "Sit down and have a cup of tea first." ”

After Mu Jingchi pressed Tan Jun down, he looked at me calmly, frowned and said, "Okay, get up and talk first." ”

Sister-in-law Gui saw that Mu Jingchi was relieved, and immediately helped me up from the ground, and after I got up, Mu Jingchi said again: "Tell Manager Tan everything you know." ”

I didn't sit down, but still stood there stiff, and Sister-in-law Gui pulled me again, and then I said to Tan Jun, "I saw her this afternoon." ”

When Tan Jun heard my words, he pressed the table and wanted to get up and stand up, Mu Jingchi picked up the teacup and glanced at him.

Tan Jun took another deep breath, stabilized his emotions, and sat there staring at me, his eyes made me doubt, if it weren't for Mu Jingchi's presence, I really doubt that he would kill me with his eyes.

Mu Jingchi frowned and said, "Did she say anything to you?" ”

I said, "She said she was going south to find a relative." ”

As soon as Tan Jun heard my words, he slapped the table and said excitedly: "You are talking nonsense! She's nothing but a fox girl! How could there be any relatives in the countryside, you must have said something nonsense in front of her that day, otherwise she was so dignified that day, how could she run away from home in a blink of an eye! ”

Tan Jun's fingertips grabbed the corner of the table and were white: "What did you tell her that made her suddenly change her temperament?!" ”

For his words, I sneered and said: "What can I say to her, I don't know her, what can I say to her, but Manager Tan, you should ask yourself, did you let her misunderstand anything, today I still helped you persuade her to come back, I didn't expect you to be so ignorant, it seems like I was in the middle of it." ”

Tan Jun asked coldly, "Isn't it?!" ”

I said, "If you have to think so, then I have nothing to say." ”

"You-"

Tan Jun was about to get up as he pressed the table, but Mu Jingchi, who had been sitting there without speaking, suddenly scolded angrily: "Tan Jun! ”

Tan Jun's movements immediately froze.

Mu Jingchi, who was sitting there, said with a displeased face: "No matter how you say that she is a member of the Mu family, you are so kind of makes people feel a little embarrassed." ”

Tan Jun immediately got up and said to Mu Jingchi: "Mr. Mu, I have never had such an idea, I am just worried about my wife. ”

Mu Jingchi ignored him, but said to Steward Zhou on the side, "Go and invite the two bodyguards who followed the young lady out." ”

Steward Zhou said yes, after Steward Zhou left, it didn't take long for the two bodyguards to walk into the hall under the leadership of Steward Zhou, and after the two bodyguards and the driver arrived in front of Mu Jingchi and Tan Jun, they called: "Mr. Mu, Manager Tan." ”

Mu Jingchi snorted, and then asked, "Miss went to Juxian Pavilion today?" ”

The two bodyguards immediately said to Mu Jingchi with great certainty: "Yes, sir, Miss did go to Juxian Pavilion today. ”

Mu Jingchi asked again: "Have you seen Mrs. Tan?" ”

The two bodyguards immediately said, "Yes." ”

Mu Jingchi picked up the teacup and asked, "I heard what the two of them said." ”

The three of them all hesitated at the same time, Mu Jingchi saw their expressions, the hand holding the teacup stopped, raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "What, is there a problem?" ”

The two bodyguards immediately said, "We'...... I couldn't hear it very clearly, but I did hear Miss persuade Mrs. Tan to go home, but Mrs. Tan refused, and pulled with Miss for a while, and then Miss Tan suddenly knelt in front of Miss and begged for something. ”

Tan Jun frowned and looked at the two bodyguards, who subconsciously paused for a few seconds after coming into contact with Tan Jun's eyes.

Mu Jingchi said again: "Go on." ”

The two bodyguards said again: "Later, after the young lady pulled Mrs. Tan up, the two went to the Juxian Pavilion, and we don't know what the two said after that." ”

Tan Jun asked later than Mu Jing at this time: "Then do you know where she went?" ”

The two drivers hesitated for a while before shaking their heads and saying, "I don't know, I just know that Mrs. Tan quickly left with her baggage." ”

Tan Jun asked again: "How does she look, is there a mess on her body?" How much do you want to bring? Can there be any injuries?! ”

For the girl's repeated questions, he smiled at Mu Jingchi on the side, and said: "Manager Tan, you are worried too much, the talent has disappeared for two days, how can there be such a thing as you said." ”

Tan Jun said: "Mr. Mu, don't you know, she has never been far away, let alone disappeared from home for two days, she is simple by nature, and if she encounters a robbery on the road, or some other things, she will have this possibility." ”

Mu Jingchi smiled and said, "Don't worry too much, as long as you are still above the realm of Jinling, once this kind of thing happens, my side will receive the news as soon as possible." ”

He turned his head to Wang Shuyi, who was standing after his death, and said, "Pass my order to go down, take people to the south, and be sure to send more people to find Mrs. Tan in the fastest possible time." ”

Wang Shuyi said: "Yes." ”

He immediately retreated, organized personnel to go south to search, and when Wang Shuyi arranged everything, Mu Jingchi continued to comfort Tan Jun and said: "This time, this matter is Qingye is ignorant, about Mrs. Tan's matter, I will try to send someone to bring it back, you go back first and wait for the letter." ”

Tan Jun was still a little hesitant.

Mu Jingchi grabbed his shoulder and said, "Just give me this face." ”

Tan Jun naturally didn't dare to say anything at this time, so he had to take a deep breath and say, "Okay, Mr. Trouble received the news as soon as possible and can inform me." ”

Mu Jing snorted, then patted him on the shoulder again and said, "Let's go back and wait for news for the time being." ”

Rao is how reluctant Tan Jun was at this time, but there was no other way to think of it, so he could only listen to Mu Jingchi's orders, and it was Wang Shuyi who personally sent Tan Jun out of the Mu family's gate.

As soon as Tan Jun left, Mu Jingchi smiled on his face, and then looked at me again and said, "You'd better tell me the truth, otherwise I'll let you understand the seriousness of the matter." ”

Mu Jing snorted coldly, got up from the sofa, and walked upstairs, the maids all stood behind, not daring to say a word.

After Mu Jing entered the study late, Sister-in-law Gui breathed a sigh of relief next to me, and nagged me in the tone of Mother Zhou: "Miss, why do you want to hide this kind of thing from Mr., Mr. has been pressing Manager Tan for your own good, so he didn't let him say anything, it can be seen that he is biased towards you, but why do you not only not accept his intentions, why do you have to fight with him?" Aren't you embarrassing him, but you're also embarrassing yourself? ”

I didn't respond to Sister-in-law Gui's words, but stood there and sneered, what Mu Jingchi is doing now only makes me feel extremely fake, isn't it just as he said so much, so I am grateful to him?

This is not his intention, this is humiliation, humiliation in disguise, he used his behavior again and again to prove to me, how I was played by him between applause, but I, Lu Qingye, am no longer a little girl of thirteen, fourteen or five, I am not moved by his means, I will only tell myself with a sneer in my heart, look, Lu Qingye, how ridiculous your resistance to your grandfather and the refutation of your grandfather's words were.

Now you've finally learned your lesson, right? But it was too late.

All your family members, who have died, who have walked, who are prisoners of the stairs, are still trapped here at this time, and let him be kept in captivity, how pitiful.

I didn't linger in the hall any longer, but went straight to my room.

In the evening, I didn't go downstairs to meet Mu Jingchi, and then I had been lying in the room waiting for news from Mrs. Tan Jun's side, I heard that Mu Jingchi had sent people to the south to find someone but never found it, according to Mu Jingchi's spies came back to report that Mingzhu passed through Wangcheng after going south, and someone had seen her in a roadside wonton shop on the Wangcheng side, stayed for half an hour, and then there was no news.

Mu Jingchi's men and horses searched for the entire Jinling City, as well as the territory of the royal city, but after looking for five whole days, there was still no trace, causing Mu Jingchi to suspect that I was lying, and asked me several times, each time I told him that I was telling him the truth, as for why she disappeared in the royal city, I don't know.

Mu Jingchi has no evidence to prove that Mingzhu was taken by me, although he has already calculated in his heart that the loss of people has a lot to do with me, but he can't do anything to me before he gets the evidence.

With this in mind, I still eat, sleep, and sleep as usual, but all the meat that I lost weight in Dongjun has grown back, and my body has gradually recovered from before.

Zhou's mother's body is not as good as day by day, she gradually indulges in sleep all day long, it is difficult to wake up, the doctor has come to check countless times, although the words are not thorough, but openly and secretly hinted to me, Zhou's mother's body may not be able to last this year.

I don't know why, when I heard the news, I didn't feel sad in my heart, just faintly numb, because at this point, many things have long been beyond my control.

I can't control the sky, I can't control life and death, and I can't control aging, Zhou's mother is almost eighty this year, this day, sooner or later, what is surprising is that all this came so quietly, I thought I would be grief-stricken, but now I found that I was so calm. just do my best to accompany Zhou's mother in a limited time.

When Zhou's mother was sober, she would always hold my hand and cry with me, I don't know if she realized something herself, but she never mentioned it to me, just held my hand and repeatedly told me that I should not go to Dongjun again, saying that the environment over there was too bitter and I would not be able to bear it.

Sometimes Zhou's mother is also very confused, when she wakes up, when she sees my face, she will be a little unrecognizable to me, and she can't tell the year name here, fortunately, there are not many such things, she will get better after an hour or two of confusion.

Mu Jingchi was very busy during that time, so he was not often in the Mu family, and now the affairs of the presidential palace, Huo Changfan discussed and dealt with Mu Jingchi, so Mu Jingchi spent very little time at home, as for the matter of Mingzhu, the spies on the Mu family's side never came to any news, no one knew where she went, why she disappeared from Mu Jingchi's vision.

I don't know how Mu Jingchi pressed Tan Jun, but Tan Jun didn't come to me again during that time.

Time passed day by day, and on the afternoon of the 17th, Zhou's mother rarely said the current year name soberly, and told me that she wanted to eat naan cakes on the long street, and asked me if I could go out for her to buy one or two back.

Zhou's mother never mentioned this request to me during her illness, she said that she wanted to eat, so I naturally didn't even think about agreeing to her request, and took the maid out to buy naan for Zhou's mother on the long street.

Jinling City that day was no different from the past, because the weather had entered the cold season, cold air was everywhere, and the streets were full of pedestrians with their hands in their pockets.

I bought the naan cake she wanted at the stall designated by Zhou's mother, and bought some of Zhou's mother's favorite food on the street, and was about to take the maid to the car and leave, who knew that a person rushed out of the crowd not far away, that person I didn't see what he looked like, he anxiously shouted to me from a long distance: "Miss! Sir, let you go back! ”

I took a closer look at the man, only to find out that it was the Mu family's little servant, I didn't really understand why he came to me in such a panic, I just wanted to ask Mu Jingchi what he was urging me to go back for, but before the words came to my mouth, a child suddenly came out of nowhere behind me, and hit me the arm, and the naan I was holding in my hand didn't hold it steady, so it flew out.

The naan cake was particularly crispy, and when I looked down, I found that the naan cake that fell to the ground was halved.

I immediately squatted down to pick it up, but I don't know why, at that inexplicable moment I put down the hand above the naan cake and shrunk, a few seconds later, I immediately stood up again, didn't think about anything, and walked towards the stall selling naan, but the vendor began to clean up the stall and said to me with a smile: "I'm sorry, this young lady, our naan is sold out." ”

I stood there for a moment and didn't know how to react, when the little guy who came in a hurry said, "Miss! Get in the car! Zhou's mother is gone! ”

As soon as the little girl's words fell, the vendor who sold the naan cake rode a rickshaw and crunched away, and I didn't buy the naan cake that Zhou's mother wanted.

When it was just cold this year, Zhou's mother left me completely without saying goodbye.

It's been a whole year, and this time, I cried like a child on the road, and rushed back to Mu's house with the broken naan cake in half, but when I arrived there, Zhou's mother was left with a cold corpse lying there.

I knelt in front of her, holding the naan and weeping silently.